Silver 5 Asses Turms series II: facing left

Features

Issuer Populonia (Etruria)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 401 BC - 301 BC
Value 5 Asses
Currency As (circa 475-201 BC)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.30 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
152102
References Vecchi-III# 1,
Italo Vecchi; 1992. The Coinage of the Rasna / Part III : A Study in Etruscan Numismatics (Band 71). Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, Switzerland.
HN Italy# 123,
N. Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum : Italy. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom.
EC 1# 12,
Italo Vecchi; 2012. Etruscan Coinage / Part 1. A corpus of the struck coinage of the Rasna, together with an historical and economic commentary on the issues (gold, silver and bronze) from the mints of Cosa, Luca, Pisae, Populonia, uncertain cenral Etruria, Vetulonia, Volsinii, Vulci, and unidentified mints, from 5th to 3rd centuries BC. Edizioni Ennerre, Milan, Italy.
SambonArt# 91,
Arthur Sambon; 1903. Les monnaies antiques de l’Italie. Bur. du Musée, Paris, France.
BMC Gr/It# 31
Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay Vincent Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Turms wearing winged petasos facing left with value behind.

Lettering: V

Translation: 5

Reverse

Blank (uniface).

Edge

Smooth.

Comments

Twelve examples are known, with only three being in private collections.

There has been much controversy on dating Populonian coins, and as such, the date ranges my vary per source.

The second Turms series was struck using Populonia's third silver standard, with all being set at unrelated weights to the proceeding two standard.

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ND (401 BC - 301 BC)  Only 12 examples known

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